Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — St-Philbert Gd Lieu 6th with 40 points, Ancienne Château-Gontier 14th with 11, 29 apart. St-Philbert Gd Lieu had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: St-Philbert Gd Lieu 1.19 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Ancienne Château-Gontier 0.69 and 2.38, with the league averaging 1.41.
Ancienne Château-Gontier entered with six losses in a row. From the last five rounds, St-Philbert Gd Lieu held 12 points of 15 and Ancienne Château-Gontier 0.
Complexe Sportif Des Chevrets 1 in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: St-Philbert Gd Lieu led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.